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A perfect day laurel and hardy1/6/2024 When Ollie asks Stan to "throw out the clutch," he reaches down and does just that. When a cranky neighbor rejects their pitch and the tree is damaged, the pair takes it out on the man's house as he inflicts reciprocal destruction on their vehicle.Ī "Perfect Day," (1929) Laurel and Hardy's third talkie, features several gags on-board a Model T. In one of the last and funniest silent-era films, "Big Business," (1929) Laurel and Hardy are selling Christmas trees out of the back of a Model T truck. While the Model T appears in the short films of such early Hollywood comedians as Keaton and Lloyd, it was the laugh-out-loud lunacy of Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy that made the Model T a featured player. In that way, Hollywood reflected the changes brought on by the automobile and mass migration to cities. and everyone in Hollywood and beyond wanted one." said Alessandro Uzielli, head of Ford's Brand Entertainment division.Īs the first moviemakers moved beyond static interior shots to the outdoors, it was only natural to capture the motion and movement created by the car. It was the best selling vehicle at the time. "The Model T was the 'it' car of the 1920s. In part, the Model T's popularity on the big screen comes because the car and the medium emerged at approximately the same time 100 years ago – and both became very popular almost overnight. ![]() One car that survived the onslaught is now on show at The Cars of The Stars Motor Museum in Keswick, It originally belonged to Pacific Auto Rentals in California, and was rented to the Hal Roach Studios From James Finlayson's single handed destruction of their Christmas tree carrying car in ' Big Business to their crash into a tram in 'County Hospital '. Laurel and Hardy used mainly Model T Ford's in  their films  .įilms such as 'Perfect Day ',  ' Hog Wild ' ,'Towed in a hole ' and 'Big Business ', their car usually came out ready for the scrap heap. Old Photo - Laurel And Hardy, Classic photo, In A Crunched Model T 1920'sīy Jay - In Northern Ca. That said, it is still worth a watch.Model T Ford Forum: Old Photo - Laurel And Hardy, Classic photo, In A Crunched Model T 1920's Old Photo - Laurel And Hardy, Classic photo, In A Crunched Model T 1920's The punchline is good but some of the material just seems to be lacking that spark. Overall this is an enjoyable short despite the fact that the humour is very staged and doesn't flow as easily as much of their stuff. Kennedy's contribution is easily the best as he does battle with a foot bandage and an angry dog. The support cast are all pretty ordinary but perform their tasks adequately as really we are watching the lead two. Both the leads are good but the material requires a lot more setting up which means you can often see the gag about a mile away and it takes away form it a little. The funniest bit to me was the punchline both Laurel & Hardy keep straight faces and do it like real professionals and make the final shot funnier than it actually is. The jokes are all quite obvious and none are out of nowhere or very funny, but it all works quite well. To come up with a 20 minutes sketch around this is hard work, but yet Laurel & hardy manage to pull it off. ![]() In this case it all centres round a picnic trip although the car goes no further than it's parking space for the majority of the film. Although slapstick must seem very simply humour (it is, after all, people falling over) it actually must be very difficult to do. However a series of events starting with an injured foot, a faulty car and many misunderstandings mean that it is harder to bid their neighbours farewell than they'd hoped. Oliver, Stan and their extended family decide to go for a drive and have a picnic given that it is such perfect weather for it.
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